Procedural Move Comes Ahead of Expected Final Vote Next Week

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Thursday teed up another attempt at restoring jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, voting 61-35 to advance a five-month benefits extension.

The procedural move comes ahead of an expected final vote early next week. Supporters hope fresh Senate passage puts pressure on the U.S. House, where Republicans have little appetite for renewing an emergency program instituted in the height of a financial...